The chart below shows the levels of college baseball, along with the range of players with potential to be recruited at that level.

Division I

Class 1 – 4

Division II

Class 1 – 5

Division III

Class 1 – 8

NAIA

Class 1 – 6

JUCO

Class 1 – 8

Class Rating

Assigned to: "Rising Seniors". For the purposes of this scale, a player is designated a "Rising Senior" on January 1 of the year they will become a senior. Example: 2018 graduate becomes a "Rising Senior" 1/1/2017

Purposes:To show the level(s) at which the player has potential to be recruited, and show how the player rates against other "Rising Seniors".

Scale Numbers 1 – 10. Top = 1, Bottom = 10

This rating is based only on our evaluation of the baseball player. There are many other factors that influence the recruiting process, our scale does not account for them since they are specific to each individual school.

player academics (GPA, boards)

school recruiting budget, available money

school academic requirements

type of player(s) school likes and recruits

school recruiting needs

in state vs. out of state players

The Class Rating is not designed to express the scholarship potential of a player to a certain level or school, only the schools and coaches can determine that using the factors above along with their evaluation of the player.

The Class Rating is designed to help players identify the level(s) of college baseball at which they have potential to be recruited, and to help schools and coaches identify players that have potential to be recruits for them.

Tool Grade Scale

Our main goals with the BF "10-70" Scouting Scale are to provide the player with a realistic evaluation of his "present" abilities (tools), and to provide college coaches with information they can use to identify and/or compare potential recruits.

Tools are graded for all players and pitchers, regardless of age or graduation year, using the scale below. However, grades 10-18 are not available for use with High School players (ages 14-18), while grades 55-70 are not available for use with Pre High School players (ages 12-14). These instances are marked as "--- N/A ---" in the "Description" fields below.

Grade

Description Pre High School (Ages 12-14)

Description High School (Ages 15-18)

60 Yds (seconds)

30 Yds (seconds)

Home-1B LHH (seconds)

Home -1B RHH (seconds)

5-10-5Shuttle (seconds)

Broad Jump (inches)

Grip Strength (psi)

FB & Raw Velocity (mph)

Bat Exit Velocity (mph)

Catcher Release (seconds)

10

Poor

----- N/A -----

10.50 +

7.00 +

7.00 +

7.10 +

6.80 -

51.0 -

45 -

42 -

40 -

3.75 +

12

Well Below Avg

----- N/A -----

10.00

6.50

6.75

6.85

6.60

54.0

50

45

43

3.50

15

----- N/A -----

9.75

6.00

6.50

6.60

6.40

57.0

55

48

46

3.25

18

Below Avg

----- N/A -----

9.50

5.75

6.25

6.35

6.20

60.0

60

51

49

3.00

20

Poor

9.25

5.50

6.00

6.10

6.00

63.0

65

54

52

2.90

22

Near Avg

9.00

5.25

5.80

5.90

5.80

66.0

70

57

55

2.80

25

Well Below Avg

8.75

4.90

5.60

5.70

5.60

69.0

75

60

58

2.70

28

Average

8.50

4.70

5.40

5.50

5.40

72.0

80

63

61

2.60

30

Below Avg

8.25

4.60

5.20

5.30

5.25

75.0

85

66

64

2.55

32

Solid Avg

8.00

4.50

5.00

5.10

5.10

78.0

90

69

67

2.50

35

Near Avg

7.75

4.40

4.90

5.00

5.00

81.0

95

72

70

2.45

38

Above Avg

7.50

4.30

4.80

4.90

4.90

84.0

100

75

73

2.40

40

Average

7.40

4.20

4.70

4.80

4.80

87.0

105

78

75

2.30

42

Well Above Avg

7.30

4.10

4.60

4.70

4.70

91.0

110

80

77

2.25

45

Solid Avg

7.20

4.00

4.50

4.60

4.60

95.0

115

82

79

2.20

48

Excellent

7.10

3.95

4.45

4.55

4.50

99.0

120

84

81

2.15

50

Above Avg

7.05

3.90

4.40

4.50

4.40

103.0

125

85

83

2.10

52

Outstanding

7.00

3.85

4.35

4.45

4.35

107.0

130

86

85

2.05

55

----- N/A -----

Well Above Avg

6.95

3.80

4.30

4.40

4.30

111.0

135

87

87

2.00

58

----- N/A -----

6.90

3.75

4.25

4.35

4.25

115.0

140

88

89

1.95

60

----- N/A -----

Excellent

6.85

3.70

4.20

4.30

4.20

119.0

145

90

91

1.90

62

----- N/A -----

6.80

3.65

4.15

4.25

4.15

123.0

150

91

93

1.85

65

----- N/A -----

Outstanding

6.70

3.60

4.10

4.20

4.10

127.0

155

93

95

1.80

68

----- N/A -----

6.60

3.55

4.05

4.15

4.05

131.0

160

94

97

1.75

70

----- N/A -----

Superior

6.50 -

3.50 -

4.00 -

4.10 -

4.00 -

135.0 +

165 +

95 +

99 +

1.70 -

Please Note: We only use information gathered at Baseball Factory and Team One events and/or by Baseball Factory and Team One staff on our scouting reports. This allows us to maintain the integrity of our reports by publishing only what we see.